Psalmi et Magnificat (Full score)
Zelenka Psalmi et Magnificat (Full score)
Jan Dismas Zelenka (1679-1745) was a composer who, not only in Czech music, but in world music occupies a position equal to that of all the great composers of the musical baroque. Zelenka was a personality whose compositions form one of the foundations stones for the development of European and baroque culture and art.
He wrote music for all genres – instrumental including orchestral suites and chamber sonatas, much church music - masses and cantatas, and also sacred music for the stage. Towards the end of his life, when he was living and working in Dresden, his compositions were influenced by Italian opera which had become popular by that time.
The pieces in this volume originate from 1724-1725. Each of them is characterised not only by the influence of older motet composition, but also by newer trends, particularly the concerto grosso style which the composer learned to know in detail during his travels in Italy.
- Series Musica Antiqua Bohemica II/5
Contents
- Psalm 129: De profundis ZWV 50 [Zelenka Jan Dismas]
- Psalm 110: Confitebor tibi Domine ZWV 72 [Zelenka Jan Dismas]
- Psalm 111: Beatus vir ZWV 75 [Zelenka Jan Dismas]
- Magnificat ZWV 108 [Zelenka Jan Dismas]
- Psalm 113: In exitu de Aegypto ZWV 83 [Zelenka Jan Dismas]